Ramsey County, Minnesota / Sheriff / Deputy Sheriff

Job-title file

Deputy Sheriff

Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.

299 employees hold this title in Sheriff. Median total compensation for the role is $92,631, below the department median of $94,397.

Employees: 299
Total payroll: $22.2M
Role median: $92,631
Agency median: $94,397
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$1$183,097+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 299 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Deputy Sheriff pay vs. the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI area

Across all employers in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI area, the median wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers — about 5,570 people — is $97,190. Sheriff pays a median base salary of $88,815 for this role, 9% below that figure — about the 38th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Sheriff sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$63,340

$80,330

$97,190

$102,820

$109,230

Sheriff median · $88,815

The bar is the range of annual wages for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers across every employer in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Sheriff’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers — about 670,520 people — is $76,210. Sheriff’s median base salary is 17% above that national figure, about the 65th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$47,510

$59,290

$76,210

$97,600

$115,120

Sheriff median · $88,815

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 198 of 299 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Sheriff is $92,631, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across Ramsey County, Minnesota

Deputy Sheriff is held in 2 Ramsey County, Minnesota departments. In Sheriff, the median of $92,631 ranks #1 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Sheriff's Office

$73,876 · 226

Median total compensation for the Deputy Sheriff role in other Ramsey County, Minnesotadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Deputy Sheriff beyond Ramsey County, Minnesota

This role is reported in 10 jurisdictions. In Ramsey County, Minnesota, the median of $82,213 ranks #4 of 10. See Deputy Sheriff across all of Ramsey County, Minnesota →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Los Angeles County

$251,688 · 7,126

City and County of San Francisco

$220,649 · 882

Vermont

$84,490 · 20

Johnson County, Kansas

$74,451 · 486

City of Baltimore

$66,839 · 408

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

$66,199 · 11

City of Philadelphia

$22,513 · 249

Rhode Island

$21,436 · 152

Median total compensation for comparable Deputy Sheriffroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

Page 1

Rene Alvarado

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$91,410

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $74,150
Overtime: $4,122
Other pay: $13,139
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,410
Hourly rate: $40
Hire date: 2024-01-08
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/Contract Services
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Rene Alvarado holds the role of Deputy Sheriff at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2024 (about a year) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $91,410. They are represented by Tds.

Veness Chang

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$90,972

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $80,642
Overtime: $2,830
Other pay: $7,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,972
Hourly rate: $43
Hire date: 2024-11-18
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/Court Security
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Sheriff, Veness Chang serves as a Deputy Sheriff within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2024 (about a year), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $90,972. Their bargaining unit is Tds.

Paul Magee

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$90,012

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $78,513
Overtime: $3,998
Other pay: $7,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,012
Hourly rate: $40
Hire date: 2023-04-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/Court Security
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Paul Magee is a Deputy Sheriff at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $90,012. They are represented by Tds.

Breanna Hale

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2024 total comp

$88,956

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $83,250
Overtime: $4,636
Other pay: $1,071
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,956
Hourly rate: $40
Hire date: 2017-06-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/Contract
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Breanna Hale is a Deputy Sheriff at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2017, they have about 7 years of service, working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $88,956. They are represented by Tds.

Daniel Gutmann

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2023 total comp

$88,851

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $77,093
Overtime: $11,210
Other pay: $548
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,851
Hourly rate: $39
Hire date: 2018-09-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/Contract
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Sheriff, Daniel Gutmann serves as a Deputy Sheriff within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2018 (about 5 years), working full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $88,851. Their bargaining unit is Tds.

Joseph Marcoux

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2022 total comp

$87,992

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $75,842
Overtime: $11,589
Other pay: $561
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,992
Hourly rate: $36
Hire date: 2018-02-05
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/PSSD
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Joseph Marcoux holds the role of Deputy Sheriff at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 4 years as a full-time employee. In 2022, their total compensation was $87,992. They are represented by Tds.

Megan Mcdonald

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2023 total comp

$87,988

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $73,682
Overtime: $2,833
Other pay: $11,472
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,988
Hourly rate: $42
Hire date: 2016-03-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/Contract
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Oct 13, 2023

Megan Mcdonald works as a Deputy Sheriff for Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2016, they have about 7 years of service as a full-time employee. Megan earned $87,988 in 2023. Union affiliation: Tds.

Joseph Odegard

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2022 total comp

$87,798

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $79,441
Overtime: $5,005
Other pay: $3,352
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,798
Hourly rate: $38
Hire date: 2021-08-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/Contract
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Joseph Odegard holds the role of Deputy Sheriff at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2021, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. In 2022, their total compensation was $87,798. Their bargaining unit is Tds.

Jacky Xiong

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$87,730

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $78,513
Overtime: $1,717
Other pay: $7,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,730
Hourly rate: $40
Hire date: 2023-01-23
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/Court Security
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Jacky Xiong is a Deputy Sheriff at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $87,730. They are represented by Tds.

Chadd Muellner

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2022 total comp

$87,692

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $79,484
Overtime: $7,020
Other pay: $1,188
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,692
Hourly rate: $38
Hire date: 2014-05-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/Contract
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Chadd Muellner is a Deputy Sheriff at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 8 years, working full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $87,692. Their bargaining unit is Tds.

Jack Vang

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$87,512

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $75,650
Overtime: $4,079
Other pay: $7,784
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,512
Hourly rate: $40
Hire date: 2023-01-30
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/Transports & Hospital
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Sheriff, Jack Vang serves as a Deputy Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $87,512. They are represented by Tds.

Ethel Giles

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2022 total comp

$87,372

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $79,077
Overtime: $916
Other pay: $7,380
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,372
Hourly rate: $38
Hire date: 2015-06-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/PSSD
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Ethel Giles holds the role of Deputy Sheriff at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2015 (about 7 years) as a full-time employee. In 2022, their total compensation was $87,372. Their bargaining unit is Tds.

Keirsten Englund

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2024 total comp

$87,133

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $85,133
Overtime: $1,902
Other pay: $98
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,133
Hourly rate: $43
Hire date: 2021-08-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/CrtSec/JFJC
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Keirsten Englund holds the role of Deputy Sheriff at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2021, they have about 3 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2024, their total compensation was $87,133. Union affiliation: Tds.

Jordan Wild

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$86,949

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $73,952
Overtime: $3,001
Other pay: $9,997
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,949
Hourly rate: $50
Hire date: 2025-03-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/Contract Services
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

At Sheriff, Jordan Wild serves as a Deputy Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $86,949. Their bargaining unit is Tds.

Steven Pantelis

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$86,692

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $73,952
Overtime: $2,674
Other pay: $10,067
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,692
Hourly rate: $50
Hire date: 2025-03-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/Contract Services
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Steven Pantelis works as a Deputy Sheriff for Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service as a full-time employee. Steven earned $86,692 in 2025. They are represented by Tds.

Michael Shaffer

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2022 total comp

$83,769

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $79,494
Overtime: $4,067
Other pay: $208
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,769
Hourly rate: $38
Hire date: 2012-07-30
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/Contract
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Michael Shaffer is a Deputy Sheriff at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 10 years, working full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $83,769. They are represented by Tds.

Blake Golden

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2022 total comp

$83,313

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $79,436
Overtime: $3,632
Other pay: $246
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,313
Hourly rate: $38
Hire date: 2017-08-21
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/Contract
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Blake Golden is a Deputy Sheriff at Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 5 years, working full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $83,313. Their bargaining unit is Tds.

Samuel Mattson

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2022 total comp

$82,453

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $70,706
Overtime: $9,252
Other pay: $2,495
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,453
Hourly rate: $36
Hire date: 2017-12-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Tds
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: Sheriff/CrtSec/Main
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Samuel Mattson works as a Deputy Sheriff for Sheriff within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2017, they have about 5 years of service as a full-time employee. Samuel earned $82,453 in 2022. Union affiliation: Tds.